The Labor enquirer., 1887-09-10

6qesse ~ ~ - oouiisbis use of the
Vo16ts ~ lf1dn1o 3 s Is people.
= TsoaspoR(a1foo h means of oem-
rn9ieottoo Ok tBongpoEtation should be
ecaeodled by ~ peorlA = 4 the United
btaeee posoal syst6m, Ind equitable rates
eveRywhsEo estdbliohoi.
.. 4onsy-The es1lblishment of ma
tional monetary system in the interest of
the produesr -instsad Of the speculator
and usursr BY vhieh circulating medium
N necessary quantity and full legal ten
dsr, shall BE- issusd directly TO the peo-
PIE, without the intervention Of banks, or
loaned 10 citizens upon ample security at
. Low rate Of interest 10 relieve them from
the sxtortions Of ususy and enable them
to control the money supply. Postal saw
ings banks should b established. While
We have free coinage Of gold, we should
have free coinage Of silver. We demand
the prompt payment Of the national debt,
and condemn the further issue of interest
bearing bonds, either BY the national gov
ernment, or by states, territories, counties
or municipalities.
4. Decentralization should take the
place Of strikes and other injurious meth
ods Of settling labor disputes; the letting of
convict labor to contractors be prohibited;
the contract system be abolished in pub
lie works; the hours of labor in industrial
establishments Be reduced commensurate
with the increase Of production in labor
saving machinery; employees to be pro-
tected from bodily injury; equal pay be-
ing given for equal work for both sexes,
and labor, agricultural and cooperative
associations be favored and incorporated
by law. The foundation of republic is
the intelligence Of it's citizens, and chill
dren who are driven into workshops,
mines and factories are deprived of edu-
cation which should be secured by proper
legislation. We desire to see labor organ
izations extend throughout all civilized
countries, until it shall be impossible for
despots to array the workingmen of one
country in war against their brothers oi
another country.
8. Soldiers and Sailors-In apprecia.
tion of the services of United States sol
diers and sailors we demand for them JUS
tice before charity. The purposely de
preciated money paid them during the
war should be made equal in value to the
gold paid the bondholder. The soldier
was promised gold or its equivalent ant
was paid in deprecated paper. The bond
holder loaned the government deprecated
paper and contracted to take it back, bu
was paid in gold.
6. Income Taxa graduated income
is the most equitable system of taxation
placing the burden of government OF
those who can best afford to pay, instead
of laying it on the farmers and producers
and exempting millionaire bondholder
and corporations.
7. United States Senate-The captur,
of the United States senate by million
aires and and tools of corporations VIII,
have no sympathy with free institutions
threatens the very existence of the repub
lie. We demand constitutional amend
ment making United States senators elect
i've by a direct vote Of the people.
8. Chinese-State and national law
should be ouch as shall effectually exclude
from America the Mongolian slaves ant
Asiatic competition.
8. Armed Men-The employment o
bodies of armed men by private corpora
tiOns should be prohibited.
10. Eqality-The right to vote is in
herent in citizenship irrespective of seI
IL. Temperance-Excessive wealth, re
sulting in luxury and idleness on the on
hand and excessive poverty on the other
lead to intemperance and vice. Th'
measures of reform here demanded vii
prove to be the scientific solution of tn
temperance question.